2016-2017 University Catalog

BACHELOR
OF ARTS
MAJOR
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Following is a suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements; responsible for meeting all course prerequisites; andmust meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate online.

*See Appendix A: Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information in the University Catalog.
** See Appendix C: Approved List of Minors and Requirementsin University Catalog (Instead of a minor, students may complete 18 SCH of electives, 12 SCH of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline, except the major field, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.)

1Math
elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College
Algebra. MATH 1342, Introductory Statistics, strongly recommended. 2Foreign Language/Study Abroad, select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language graduation requirement. Thus students who meet the university’s foreign language graduation requirement by earning 6 hours of credit by exam, may take 6 SCH in the same language but at the intermediate level or above, or they may take 6 SCH of another foreign language at the introductory level. This requirement may also be met by earning 6 SCH in any subject while participating in a TAMIU-approved Study Abroad program while living for at least 4 weeks in another country.3Research Methods, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3301, CRIJ 3305 or SOCI 3305. 4American Politics, select 3 SCH from
PSCI 3320 or 4312 or 4313 or 4320.5Advanced PSCI, select 6 SCH at the 3000 level or above not used for any other requirement.6International Relations, select 3 SCH from
PSCI 4335 or 4340.7Comparative Politics, select 3 SCH from
PSCI 3305 or 3310.8Comparative/International Politics, select 3 SCH from PSCI 3308, 3340, 4309, or 4321 (when the topic is Comparative or International); this requirement may also be met by the "second" or unused course in the Comparative Politics or International Relations required course sequence.

NOTE 1: See information on the combined BA/MA in Political Science.
NOTE 2: Students who do not elect to have a minor curriculum may use up to 9 hours of their available electives in addiaitonl courses in their major curriculum.

Actual
degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a
given semester. Some
courses may require prerequisites not listed.